Federalist papers 10 and 51

In Federalist Paper #10, what is a faction?

• a majority tyranny

• the extended sphere

• special interest groups

• the new Constitution

Madison suggests that the best way to handle the problem of factions is to remove the causes of them by either giving everyone the same opinion or by destroying the freedom for them to exist.

• True

• False

"Liberty is to faction what air is to fire", James Madison wrote.

• True

• False

How did James Madison view the existence of “faction” in America?

• He feared faction and felt that there was no way to control it.

• He liked faction and wanted the strongest faction to dominate

• He refused to acknowledge that any factions existed in the new nation.

• He feared faction but thought its effects could be managed by the existence of many competing factions.

In Federalist Paper #10, what is a faction?

• the extended sphere

• special interest groups

• the new Constitution

Federalist No. 51 was written by ...

• Hamilton

• Jefferson

• Madison

• Jay

According to Federalist No. 51, "If men were angels, no _____________ would be necessary."

• congress

• states

• government

Federalist No. 51 argues for the following principles of government in order to limit the power of government?

• Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances

• Elitism and Pluralism

• Hyperpluralism and Federalism

Federalist No. 51 argues for the following principles of government in order to limit the power of government?

• Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances

• Elitism and Pluralism

• Hyperpluralism and Federalism

• Federalism and Elitism

In Federalist #51, Madison argues that it would be too difficult for the officers of all 3 branches of government to be chosen ______.

• by one another

• directly by the people

• by the state legislatures

• by the new President